Notice Information
Notice Title
Soft Facilities Management (FM) Services
Notice Description
Procurement of Soft Facilities Management (FM) Services to include daily cleaning of railway stations, depots and offices, and periodic deep cleans at stations and depots, waste removal, and pest control across the Chiltern Railway network, including East West Railway.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Extensions will be granted dependent on meeting service level criteria and performance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050f0a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031132-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
45 - Construction work
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
-
- CPV Codes
45452000 - Exterior cleaning work for buildings
90900000 - Cleaning and sanitation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £11,215,142 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £11,215,142 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 15 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 1 Sep 2028 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE CHILTERN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Iain Alexander
- Contact Email
- iain.alexander@chilternrailways.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SUNDERLAND
- Postcode
- SR3 3XP
- Post Town
- Sunderland
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC44 Sunderland
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire, TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sunderland
- Electoral Ward
- Doxford
- Westminster Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031132-2025
10th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020093-2025
9th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019810-2025
8th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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